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RAsCALLY CONTRACTORS.
Result OF "a Secret Investigation of Il
Burial of Alleged Paupers.

Result OF Secret Investigation OF the
Burial of Alleged Paupers.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 23.-For some
weeks past the township trustees have
been quietly investigating the burial Of
paupers by Ripley & Hedges, the contrac-
tors for the county, and the evidence taken
has just been given to the public.
In ten cases cited in the report, the rela-
tives were able to bury the deceased, and
the contractors collected the price OF a
respectable" funeral from them, and also
charged the county the contract price. In
other instances the burials were reported
and payment was collected without any
service whatever being performed, other
firms doing the work and being paid by
the relatives
The firm is one of the Oldest in the city.
Prosecution will be begun Immediately.
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APPROACHING A CRISIS.
Union Men Working to Defeat the Chicago
Bricklayers.

CHICAGO, June 23.-The affairs of the
Bricklayers' Union are rapidly approach
ing crisis and tomorrow nights meeting
is liable to be an exciting one. The Ger
man element has become disgusted with
the management of the Mulraney-Minite
Parson clique and will make determined
effort to unseat them from their present
prominence in the union. At meeting
recently at Battery 3D." it was decided to
send delegates to the Amalgamated Trades
Council, but this decision has been nulli-
fed by officers of the union, and as con-
sequence the other trades have become al
most hostile to the bricklayers, and some
are openly working to defeat them in the
present strike. The hodcarriers, lathers,
carpenters, plasterers, derrickmen and
steam filters are now working with non
union bricklayers and decline to strike at
the request of the walking delegates of the
bricklayers.
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RICHMOND, VA, June 3.--GenesL
Jubal A. Early has Published letter rs-
plying 10 Gen. Rossef's resnt remark that
Early had no excuse for burning Cram
bersbuIg and ought 10 be hsnssd II be
should visit that place now. Gen. Early
jostihs the burning Of that city ~ re-
taiiation for similar acts By Pedefal gsn-
erals Referring 10 Roser, RAsiy nys h
has disregarded the truth, falsifed history,
figured ~ Aconsumate A.; and hsying sc-
eumulated property In the North By means
best known 20 himself, Is convinced that
the South vas wrong Judas Iscasiet st
Last had the dccsncy 70 throw away his
illRotten gains and 70 hang himsslf but
Rosser, says Early, makes no stonsmest
for his tseachesy 70 Southern sentineota.
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His Views on the Captured Flags Que

His Views on the Captured Flags Ques-
tiOn.
CHICAGO. June 23-An Inter Ocean spe-
cial from Dauville, Ill.,, says The follow
ing letter was received to-day:
BEAUyIER, Miss, June 20.
Col Poeion HolrGrd, DdurWe, H.
DEAR SIR: Iu answer to your letter OF
request nv the Danville Farmers and Ne
chanicS Institute, that / should deliver an
address at its Fair, | reply rs l did last
wear. Some years ago / delivered an ad-
dress at Wmebago County Fair, aud was
received with great courtesy. There was
among them friends, for my memory
went back to the months oi
June, July aud August, lS82, when, as a
lieutenant upon the staff OF Col. Lhcarlah
TAYLOR, was stationed at Prairie Du Chen,
or Fl. Crawford, aS il was then known, and
during the memorable and historic Black
Hawk war il was my good fortune to helE
in protecting the pioneer settlers OF that
country, whose descendants | spoke to al
Rockford. cannot come to Illinois thE
yelr. Thanking the aSSOCitiOn through
you, have only to say, as j said last Sep
tember. in an open letter to Col. J. T.
Scharr, of Baltimore, that ] deny the
charges made against me by General VIM
T. Sherman, in which he says was fore
most in encouraging the late war. Say
to YOU, nay dear Colonel, that | did al.
IN my power to prevent the late war and
that never looked for nor aspired TO the
post of chief or executive of the Conteder'
ate States. | may say that the order Of the
War Department to return the captured
flags Is a violation of all known military
precedents. You will find in my history
of the late war that there were but 20 reg
imentS of regular troops in the late wal
and a total OF 500 Confederate flags cap
tured. Ii l. questionable if these % regi
ments captured so. The aags were cap,
tured by the volunteer army of the NORTH
and belong to the several States and have
no right TO be in the National Capitol.
Respectfully yours,
4 a.sVa
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NOT ALL HARMONY.
Socialists Opposed 10 Henry Georges Lane

Socialists Opposed TO Henry Georges Land
Theories.
New YORK, June 2l.-It appears that
all is not harmony just at present in the
ranks Of the United Labor party as far rs
the Socialists are concerned. They think
the platform contains too much Georgeism
and at the Convention Of the United Labor
party to he held in Syracuse, August II,
efforts will be made TO have a number
Of planks inserted which will be prepared
by the Socialisiic Labor party. To pre-
pare for this, pamphlet will be issued in
a day or SO by the National Executive
Committee Of the Socialistic party, the
author of which is Lawrence Cronlund,
who has written several works on Social
ism. The pamphlet is an attack on the
theories Of Henry George.
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THROUGH COAL FIELDS.
Route Of the Proposed Railroad In South
eastern Kentucky.

hOutc III cputh-
eastern Kentucky.
NEW YORK, June 23-An organization
has been made, under the charter granted
by the Kentucky Legislature three years
ago, incorporating the Louisville, Cincin-
natl and Virginia Railroad Company.
The line of the proposed road starts from
Winchester, KY, where it connects with
the Kentucky Central aud the Elizabeth.
town, Lexington and Big Sandy roads, pro-
ceeding to the three forks OF the Kentucky
river and thence passes through the coal
fields of Southeastern Kentucky 10 q point
on the Virginia line, where II connects
with the Norfolk and Western railroad.
Among the directors are Messrs. Dou-
glass Green, j. l.. Robertson and F. K.
Hahn, of New York; ex-senator j. s. Will
liams, A. w. Hamilton and T. G. Stuart,
of Kentucky, and w. ID. Hill and +. F.
Hunt, of Birmingham, Ala. Several coun-
ties through which the line passes will be
asked to vote aid The engineers will be-
gin the location of the line within few
days.
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THE COLOR LINE.
A Question for the Amalgamated AssO'
citation.

citation.
PITTsBURG, June 23-To-day's pro-
eeedings of the Amslgamated Association
Convention were marked by the appear
ance of delegation of cOlored iron-work-
eers. They were from Hammond & Sons
Pennsylvania Forge Works.
The colored men wanted to be admitted
as members of the Association when the
Lodge from the Forge is reinstated. Moth
ing definite was done to-day, but it is
generally understood that they will gain
their point
Thore has been an interesting dispute
developed in connection with the admis-
sion of eolored men. Some years ago, at a
convention OF the Amalgamated AssOcla'
ton, an effort was made to introduce the
words "white men" into the constitution
of the organization. 1t failed, however,
and colored men are eligible to member
ship. Since the movement waS made to
reinstate the lodge at the Pennsylvania
Forge the white employees have objected to
having the eolored men admitted, but the
latter are determined that they shall go in.
Tney say that the majority of the puddlers
at those works are colOred men.
There is also question in dispute rela-
tive to paying for the new charter by the
new lodge. 1t is said that its members
will be required to pay $500 in cash next
Saturday and $4OO in the next four years,
to cover past dues and fines, The young
men who did not belong to the lodge Origi-
nally say that they should not be expected
to pay this extra charge, as they were
never fined and owe no dues. This ques-
ton will likely be settled this afternoon.
The Joint Conference Committee OF
workers and manufacturers will resume
consideration of the wage question at III
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
A statement which appeared in two
morning papers, to the effect that the
Eastern and Western delegates were in
favor OF accepting last years scale OF wages
caused intense indignation among the dele
gates this morning.
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VIII Resist the Demand.

PTrTsBURG, June 23.-The sheet iron
manufacturers interested in the stamping
and hOllOw-ware branch of the business,
held meeting here to-day to consider the
new scale offered by the Amalgamated
Association. 1t was decided that it would
be impossible to concede the advance ask
ed for, aud the mills would close down
rather than grant it. One of the manu-
facturers sand the present scale should be
lower instead of increased, owing to the
staVpapt condition of business.
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READY FOR REBELLION.
The Railroad wrassiins In Manitobs Ap-
preaching Crisis.

WISsIPEs, June 23.-It Is announced
here that the Dominion Government are
determined to prevent the building Of a
railway TO the boundary line and win
crush out the disafection in Manitoba
They say that If they gave way now II
would mean the breaking Of the Coufeder-
alton.
The construction Of the road will be be-
gun in about ten days. and II the Domin-
ion authorities use force, rebellion viii
take place. The Government has Q force
Of /, 100 regulars in the Northwest, 900
Of them being mounted police in the Terri
tories and 100 members Of the infantry
school in Winnipeg. The mounted police
have their hands full keeping the Indians
Quiet A battalion Of militia has been or
dered 10 be ready to 90 out, but this &C
ton il supposed TO be in connection with
the threatened Indian trouble Were they
ordered out TO prevent the construction Of
the road they would simply fatly refuss.
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VIII stand by McGIynn.

New YORK, June 23.-The following is
q copy Of q telegram sent TO Rome yester-
day:
NEW YORK, June %, 1887.
To Cardinal SimeoHi, Prefect Of The Propo-
gdAdd, Rome:
One hundred thousand Catholics, in
mass meeting in this city Saturday. June
1S, have denounced the threatened excom-
munieation Of DIR. McGlynn, with whom
they are prepared TO stand, and protest
against ecclesiastical interference with the
political rights Of American citizens.
[Signed
JERMIAH CoUGHLrs, NJ. D., Chairman.
JAMES II. GRAHAM, Secretary.
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The Presidents Western Trip.

AURORA, n. Y, June 23.-Mrs Ceve-
land said yesterday that she would prob
ably be able TO accept the invitation 10
visit some Michigan friends when the
President goes TO 81. Louis next Septem-
Der. She explained that she had been de-
sirious of visiting her relatives in jackson
for long time, and would have done 20 In
the Presidents company some time ago
but for the fact that the latter's relations
with Representative o. Donnell would make
such q visit rather unpleasant She aid
they would surely 20 TO St Louis and ex-
tend their trip TO Kansas City at least
Mrs Cleveland will precede the President
to Jackson, and then together they will
visit Detroit, Grand Rapids, Chicago, NIL
waukee and q few other western cities
Secretary Lamont viii meet Mrs. Cieve-
land tomorrow and accompany her home
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NEW CARBON POOL.
Electric Light Men Form n Syndicate Aided
by the Standard on Company.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The Times this

by the Standard on Company.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The Times this
morning says:
A meeting was held in this city yester-
day afternoon which is of direct importance
to all electric light interests. The causes
which led to il have been developing many
months. The electric light industry 50 far
as lights are concerned depends entirely on
carbons. The consumption of these car
bons by various companies is at present in
the neighborhood Of 600, ,OO0, 900 per
year. The market is supplied by
two firms in Pittsburg. three or
four in Cleveland and two in St. Louis
These companies two months ago formed q
combination and the combination took
charge Of all the factories. The price Of
carbon suddenly, without warning, was
raised from $40 to Sl2 per thousand to $40
and $25. 1t was known that only one raw
material is good for much in making cleo
tric light carbons; this is coke from petro-
leum and naphtha manufacturing. Conse-
quently the petroleum-coke product was
seen to he the key to the situation. The
electric light men got together and talked
TIE mhttef over. LUG prupOoltiOu
was to take the entire petroleum
coke product of the Standard Oil
Company and manufacture carbons
for themselves. Everybody was found to
be in favor of the movement. One COM
pany subscribed for 1000, 900 carbons per
month, and Others for from 200, 900 to 500, =
600. Subscriptions were all on the basis
of old rates, the cost of the large size not
to exceed SIS, smaller in proportion. Then
Q committee was appointed to confer with
the Standard Oil Company and conference
was held yesterday. The Company's
figure for the entire coke product, 20, 900
tons per year, was set at 81 per ton, or
SIG, 600 per annum. The Electric Light
Syndicate considered the offer, and will ac-
cept as soon as various parties interested in
the syndicate can signify their assent. This
will effeetGally destroy the business Of
western companies. 1t will cut of their
supply Of raw material and leave them no
way out Of the dilemma, since, while the
Electric Light Carbon Syndicate will prob
ably not use more than a third OF the coke
product, they will control it all. The new
carbon factory will be in this city.
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THE YACHT RACE.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

The MayfioWer Wins by Thirteen Minutes
and Twenty-thFse Seconds.
MARBLEHEAD, MASS, June 23.-Fhe
Mayfiower beat the Galatea Is minutes
and % seconds. The Sachen beat the
Irouuois Is minutes and 40 seconds, the
Huron beat the Stranger Al seconds, and
the Shadow beat the Shore l3 minutes and
% seconds, according to corrected time.
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Gathering in the Flatonia Train Robbers.

Gathering In the FlatoniS Train Robbers.
SAN ANTONIA, Texas, June 23.-Last
night Deputies Ellis and Faulkner arrested
George SchOef, a well known gambler,
formerly marshal of Luling, on a charge
Of being the train robber leader, Cap
tain Dick Marshal Rankin arrived
last night with three men, John Clark,
August Smith and E. 0theO, arrested near
LaGrange and suspected of being impli-
Gated in the Flstonia train robbery. 1t is
reported the officers found the camping
place of seven of the robbers and obtained
clues which make them feel eORRdent of
capturing the whole gang
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THE SHARP TRIAL.
Nothing New Developed at Yesterdays
Session.


Session.
NEW YORK, June 23.--Half past nine
came this morning in the Court OF Oyer
and Terminer and with 1t came Judge
BaIrott, who was anticipated a few min.
utes by Lawyer Parsons. Then came
Jacob Sharp, a cheap blue japanese fan in
hand and grandchildren at his side,
and following was Captain BILLY"
Ricketts, with his we'll drilled squad
Of jurors. Mr.. FOote, Of the
First National Bank, resumed the stand
to tell of the dealing with Alderman Far
ley in January, 1886. He said that this
man came and asked the price Of United
States registered per cent. bords, which
was told him. He wanted 10000, which
came to something over $500 with the
premium. He paid for the bonds in bills
of large denominations, taking them from
his pocket.
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The Cabinet Ha.tiIy Summoned,

LONDON, June 23.--A hastily sum
moned Cabinet meeting was held to-day
10 consider the hitch In regard To the
Anglo.Turkisb convention in reference 10
Egypt.
The Secretary Of War abandoned his In
tention to be present at the review Of
troops at Aldershot In order 10 attend the
Council.
The government E very much irritated
nj the opposition 10 the convention on tho
part Of France and Russia.
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Crown Prince YrIirs Health.

LONDON, June 23.-Tbe LaMed nays:
Grown Prince Frederick William Of Ger
many, is enjoying excellent health. The
appearance Of the lsrnyI Ii quite aAtisfsc-
tory; there In no congestion, but the ven
tricular hands are slightly relaxed. A solu-
ton Of perchloride..of iron has been APP
piled on several occvions. Il is probable
that more Of the growth will be removed
early next week
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''StrangIer'' Lewis Challenges MuldoOn.
CHICAGO, June 23.-Even Lewis, the
strangler, has challenged Wm. MuldOOn to
wrestle . mixed match, Graeco- Roman,
and catch-as-catch-can, two in three or
three in FIVE falls for $500 side, or the
whole gate receipts, as MuldOOn prefers.
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Died After a NIrht of Great AGONY

HAvERsTRAw, n. Y, June o.
Matthew Gurnee, who WAS bitten by a
dog with which he WAS playing, q month
ago, and who was seized with symptoms
Of hydrophobia on Monday last, died this
morning after a night Of great agony.
be was so years old, unmarried and
wealthy.
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MINE DISASTER.
TERRIBLE POWDER EXPLOSION AT NANTI.
COKE, Pa.
-Four Men Killed and Several Men and Boys Injured
Great Excitement at the Scene Of
the Accidsnt-fhs Search for
the Victims

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, June 2S.-Great
excitement prevails at Nanticoke this morn
ing when the news of an accident at No. 4
Slope of the Susquehanna Coal Company
reached the people living in houses ada
cent to the scene of the disaster. At this
writing III q. m. nothing definite can be
learned, though it is known that three
miners were killed and several men and
boys injured. Mine Inspector Williams
was telegraphed for and is now at the
slope and, with General Superintendent
Morgan and q rescuing party, has entered
the pit to learr the cause Of the accident
1t is not known whether the disaster was
caused by an explosion Of gas or the fall
of rock and coal. The dead and injured
are still in the mine and will be removed
as soon as possible.
LATER-It is now known that the acci-
dent was caused by
AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.
At eight o'clock last night gang of men,
who were engaged in driving gangway
in the slope, entered the mine and this
morning seven, three of them dead, were
brought out by their comrades.
THE DEAD.
The names of the killed are: John Nc
Madaman, miner, aged 40 years; leaves a
wife and three small children. James
Kelley, miner, "a years of age, single.
Lofty Winoskia, laborer, aged %, single.
THE INJURED.
The injured: Joseph Lesps. aged 1s, a
driver; Barney Lezoski, aged II, driver;
John Lezoski, aged 10, door tender; JOS
Lesps has since died and the Others are
unconscious, and liable to die at any mo-
ment.
A man named Norman Thomas was
burned but not fatally. 1t is now believed
by those at work in the mine ut the time
of the accident that the gas was set on fire
by powder explosion, as several kegs of
powdar are missing from the storehouse.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 23.-News
Of a wholesale slaughter comes from Ring
gold, Ga Farmers Dennis and Clark
quarreled over the result of a law suit, and
Dennis, TO save his life, thrust q knife into
Clark's aged father and brother who
witnessed the fight, then attacked Dennis
with clubs. Dennis stabbed the brother
in the breast, inaicting a fatal wound, and
turning, plunged his knife into the elder
Clark's heart, leaving it stick there. Den
mis- fed.
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POLITICAL CONFAB.
Rumored Conference of Democrats In
Washington.

RumOred Conference OF Democrats 10
Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The Star To-
night says: The presence of many promi-
nent Democrats in Washington just now
seems to lend color TO the rumor that there
is to be a conference with regard to party
policy, revenue reduction, etc. Among
the leading Democrats now here are Sena-
tors Harris, Ransom, Cockrell, German,
Brown, Call, Pugh and Jones, of Arkansas,
Representatives McCreary, Holman, Viii
son, of West Virginia, Crisp and Governor
Knott, of Kentucky. There are many
Others here, and it is said that Speaker
Carlisle will arrive soon.
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Sl5O. 900 Fire In New York.

NEw YORK, June 23.-The six-story
building, Nos. 179 and 1s1 Lewis street,
occupied by Simon Strauss, cigar manu-
facturer, and William Coffin, shoe manu-
facturer, was burned about o'clock this
morning. Loss Sl5O,OO0; insurance not
obtainable.
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No Order to Arrest the onieers Of the
Bank.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-At the office Of
the Comptroller of Currencyjt IS said that
no instructions have been sent 70 Cincin-
natl for the arrest of the officers Of the Fl
delity National Bank, beyond the general
instructions sent to the examiner there to
take every precautiOn to prevent the escape
of any officers who may be criminally
guilty. 1t is customary for the bank ex-
aminers in such cases TO associate them
selves with the district attorney, whose
duty il Is to secure the necessary arrests
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ToRosTo, OxT., June q. --Rnnk
Hooper. the alleged fofger from Ciseis-
nati, was arrested hsre last night ssd
taken before police mag ssstsats this nses-
ing Detective CnvfoSd was psesset IN
court and Hooper expcsssed hi vflling-
pes 70 20 back With him. Re win lonVo
lor Cincinnati this nsexine,
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League and Association Games.

At BaltimOre-Baltimore 6, Athletics 4.
At AtPittsburg-Pittsburg 2, New York 1.
At DetrOit-Detroit 4, Washington 2.
AT Cleyelsnd-St. Louis II, Cleveland 3.
AtCincinnati-Cincinnsti3 3, Louisville .
At Observation-Disclosures 10, BOs-
ton g.
AT Chicago-ChicagO Z, Philadelphia T.
At Memphis-Memphis II, Charleston 2.
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Sptctl 4cltJflA4 % w NJ 9b'stis
KEYsER, W. VA, June 23.-FrOm pri'
vate dispatches just received the Supreme
Court of Maryland, in session at AnnspO-
lis, has decided in favor of the Piedmont
and Cumberland railroad and against the
B. & o., in their obstruction of the former
on the Cookerly farm. The road will be
completed at once, to the great relief OF
the immense mining region along its line.
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CAPTUItED YLAGs.
what Disposition was Msds of the Naval
Essigns.

EssiEns.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The recent
controversy over the captured battle fssS
has caused many inquiries ~ 70 the dispo-
sition made Of naval fAgs captured during
the late civil war. IL Is learned st the
Navy Department that most Of the dag
captured were turned over TO the Naval
Academy and are on exhibition there, To-
gether with fsgs captured IN other wafs.
The Confederate naval fap captured wefs
few, and an accidental FIRE In the old Navy
Department building. several years EGO,
destfoysd some Of them.
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THE case in regard to the obstruction OF
the building of the Piedmont and Cum
berland Railroad on the. Cookery farm
has been decided against the B. & O..
RAILROAD by the Supreme Court Of Mary
land.